These are the competition winners for 2025
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2025 Competition Winners
| Month |
Theme |
Results |
Total |
Basic |
Intermediate |
Advanced |
| Entries |
Awards |
Entries |
Awards |
Entries |
Awards |
Entries |
Awards |
| January |
Oldies |
Results |
30 |
10 |
6 |
3 |
15 |
4 |
9 |
3 |
| February |
Open |
Results |
32 |
10 |
9 |
3 |
14 |
4 |
9 |
3 |
| March |
Water in All Its Forms |
Results |
28 |
9 |
8 |
3 |
11 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
| April |
Cityscapes |
Results |
29 |
9 |
7 |
3 |
12 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
| May |
Open |
Results |
28 |
9 |
9 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
| June |
After Hours |
TBD |
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| July |
Flowers |
TBD |
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| August |
Open |
TBD |
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| September |
Light Painting |
TBD |
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| October |
Monochrome |
TBD |
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| November |
Open |
TBD |
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Totals
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147
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47
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39
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15
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62
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17
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46
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15
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2025 Overall Statistics
| Number |
Statistic |
| 79 |
Peak number of competing members |
| 41 |
Number of members who submitted competition images |
| 52% |
Percentage of members who submitted competition images |
| 27 |
Number of people who won judged awards |
| 34% |
Percentage of members who won judged awards |
| 66% |
Percentage of members who submitted images and won judged awards |
| 3 |
Number of people who won popular awards but not judged awards |
| 4% |
Percentage of members who won popular awards but not judged awards |
| 147 |
Total number of competition entries |
| 47 |
Total number of judged awards |
| 32% |
Percentage of entries that won judged awards |
| 49 |
Total number of popular awards |
| 33% |
Percentage of entries that won popular awards |
| 0 |
Number of guest judges |
| 11 |
Number of judges who were members |
| 14% |
Percentage of members who were judges |
2025 Judging Information
| Judge |
Competitions |
Member? |
| Arlie Pfeifer |
1 |
Member |
| Clay Leben |
1 |
Member |
| Dennis Bosserman |
1 |
Member |
| Dipta Joy |
1 |
Member |
| Gary Hook |
2 |
Member |
| Larry Faeo |
2 |
Member |
| Leslie Chatham |
1 |
Member |
| Mary Day Long |
1 |
Member |
| Michael Davis |
1 |
Member |
| Patrick StCin |
2 |
Member |
| Ty Lehman |
2 |
Member |
2025 Judges from the Advanced Level
| Judge |
Entries |
Wins |
Judging |
| Alexandra Nemeth |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bill Bunton |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| Carol Acurso |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Carol Schiraldi |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cat Smith |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dennis Bosserman |
5 |
1 |
1 |
| Gary Hook |
5 |
4 |
2 |
| Haytham Samarchi |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jean Thomas |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| John Chatham |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| Joshua Guenther |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Laszlo Perlaky |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Leslie Chatham |
5 |
1 |
1 |
| Mary Day Long |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| Nick Grossman |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| Patrick StCin |
5 |
2 |
2 |
| Patti Mitchell |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Phil Hawkins |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ruben Cruz |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Russ Morris |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Stephen Brkich |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Steven Behnke |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Ty Lehman |
5 |
2 |
2 |
January, 2025 - Theme is "Oldies"
Basic Award Winners for January, 2025
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Gold |
Mark Interrante |
Texas Oak #4 |
| 2nd |
Jeri Murphy |
Vintage Gas Pump |
| 3rd |
Clay Leben |
Sleeping Cat Dreaming |
Intermediate Award Winners for January, 2025
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Silver |
Cody Addison |
I'm Looking Through You |
| 2nd |
Rose Epps |
Castiglion del Bosco Winery at Dawn, Tuscany |
| 3rd |
Roberto White |
Lil Green Monster |
| HM |
Ed Peet |
Josie |
| Gold |
Jonathan Rocher |
Gone fishing |
Advanced Award Winners for January, 2025
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Silver |
Gary Hook |
Tough Enough |
| 2nd |
John Chatham |
Canadian Rocky Mountain Pre-sunrise Serenity |
| 3rd, Silver |
Patrick StCin |
Morning at Shiprock |
| Gold |
Leslie Chatham |
Namib desert 2022 |
| Silver |
Mary Day Long |
Devotees |
February, 2025 - Theme is "Open"
Basic Award Winners for February, 2025
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Gold |
Vasu Kadalagere |
Curiosity begins as an act of tearing to pieces. |
| 2nd, Silver |
Jeri Murphy |
Daylily |
| 3rd |
Clay Leben |
Jupiter and Lake Travis Sunrise Reflection |
| Bronze |
Mark Interrante |
Corner of Memories |
| Bronze |
Eric Reeder |
Wesley’s First Beach Trip |
Intermediate Award Winners for February, 2025
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Gold |
Jonathan Rocher |
One's path |
| 2nd, Bronze |
Arlie Pfeifer |
Aspens Imagined |
| 3rd |
Roger Edwards |
Deep Thought |
| HM, Bronze |
Roberto White |
Those eyes! |
| Silver |
Jim Smith |
Incoming |
| Bronze |
Verlon Smith |
I should have called an Uber because this is not a composite |
Advanced Award Winners for February, 2025
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Gold |
Nick Grossman |
Run! |
| 2nd |
Gary Hook |
She's Got Places To Go |
| 3rd, Bronze |
Stephen Brkich |
Negative 55F |
| Silver |
Dennis Bosserman |
Caddo Mill Pond Moment |
March, 2025 - Theme is "Water in All Its Forms"
Basic Award Winners for March, 2025
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Gold |
Eric Reeder |
Live Fire Training |
| 2nd, Silver |
Michael Davis |
we-walked |
| 3rd, Silver |
Clay Leben |
Practice, Practice, No Matter the Weather |
| Bronze |
Jeri Murphy |
20230709 Shoshone Falls, Idaho-7393 |
Intermediate Award Winners for March, 2025
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st |
Larry Faeo |
Green Heron Blue Hour Breakfast |
| 2nd, Bronze |
Cody Addison |
Soaring Above the Tempest |
| 3rd |
Roberto White |
Fog in the air |
| Gold |
Mark Raby |
Brushy Creek Heritage Trail |
| Silver |
Shelton Malzar |
The Thrill |
Advanced Award Winners for March, 2025
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Gold |
Bill Bunton |
Snow |
| 2nd |
Patrick StCin |
It was a dark and dreary... |
| 3rd |
Ty Lehman |
Water Colors |
| Silver |
Nick Grossman |
Blue Ice |
| Bronze |
Gary Hook |
Echoes |
April, 2025 - Theme is "Cityscapes"
Basic Award Winners for April, 2025
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Silver |
Jo Lynn Zamudio |
Anomalies |
| 2nd, Gold |
Mark Interrante |
London Parallels |
| 3rd, Bronze |
Eric Reeder |
Waiting for Clarity |
Intermediate Award Winners for April, 2025
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Gold |
Arlie Pfeifer |
El Andén Centro |
| 2nd |
Rose Epps |
The Blue Hour |
| 3rd |
Ed Peet |
That's a Lot of Windows to Wash |
| Silver |
Larry Faeo |
Golden Reflections |
| Bronze |
Mark Raby |
Night lights |
Advanced Award Winners for April, 2025
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st |
Gary Hook |
Metro |
| 2nd, Gold |
Dennis Bosserman |
Lady Bird Lake Board Walk |
| 3rd, Bronze |
Mary Day Long |
The Shining City |
| Silver |
Bill Bunton |
Austin Aglow |
May, 2025 - Theme is "Open"
Basic Award Winners for May, 2025
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Gold |
Eric Reeder |
Sanctuary in the Storm |
| 2nd, Silver |
Mark Interrante |
Hokkaido Silence |
| 3rd |
Michael Davis |
Seeing Through |
| Bronze |
Jo Lynn Zamudio |
A Being Of Light.. |
Intermediate Award Winners for May, 2025
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Silver |
Zdzislaw Korytkowski |
Who and When am I? |
| 2nd, Gold |
Jim Smith |
Soft and deadly. |
| 3rd |
Roberto White |
Clear for a landing. |
| Silver |
Cody Addison |
Lightfall on Wings |
| Bronze |
Larry Faeo |
Going to build a ....print 24x16 |
Advanced Award Winners for May, 2025
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Gold |
Leslie Chatham |
Mother and Child, Omo Valley, Ethiopia |
| 2nd, Gold |
Ty Lehman |
Narcissus and his reflection |
| 3rd |
Gary Hook |
One MIssing Bulb |
| Silver |
Stephen Brkich |
P51, In for the Kill |
| Bronze |
Dennis Bosserman |
Right On Target |